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Hosted by Richard C. Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, this late 1950s educational television series from WHA-TV introduced young viewers to orchestral instruments — from strings and brass to woodwinds and percussion — through demonstrations designed for elementary and middle school students.
'Instruments of the Orchestra' is one of PBS Wisconsin's — known then as WHA-TV — earliest educational children's programs of the late 1950s. Originally recorded on 16mm film — part of WHA's 'School of the Air' — it has been preserved, digitized and rendered accessible online thanks to a generous donation from Dr. Henry Anderson.
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